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November filled with music, theatre & more at EIU’s Doudna Fine Arts Center

(Charleston, IL) – Eastern Illinois University’s Doudna Fine Arts Center will host a variety of different shows in November that appeal to both music and theatre fans. Doudna performances in October will include:

• Children of Eden: The Musical; Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Book by Jon Caird
  From musical theatre greats Stephen Schwartz and John Caird comes a joyous and inspirational musical about parents, children, and faith... not to mention centuries of unresolved family business! Adam, Eve, Noah, and the "Father" who created them deal with the headstrong, cataclysmic actions of their respective children. The show ultimately delivers a bittersweet but inspiring message—that "the hardest part of love...is letting go."
  - November 2-4 & 10-11, 2023; 7:30 p.m. in The Theatre
  - November 5 & 12, 2023; 2 p.m. in The Theatre
  Tickets: $25 general admission/$20 EIU employes and seniors/$15 students
  Groups of four or more save $5 per ticket (Contact the Box Office for savings)
  Children of Eden is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International

• Faculty Jazz Concert: The Goodness of Music
  Featuring: Sam Fagaly, saxophone; Ben Carrasquillo, trombone; Jose Gobe, guitar; Paul Johnston, piano; Andre Goncalves, bass; Jami V. Ryan, drums. The program will feature a variety of music arranged and composed by the EIU Jazz Faculty. In 2009, EIU Professor of Education Emeritus Ronald Gholson established the David Frank Tanner/Ronald Eugene Gholson Endowment Fund Celebrating the Goodness of Music, as a tribute to his friend David Tanner. Over the past 14 years this fund helped support equipment, travel, scholarships, and guest artists for the Jazz Studies Program. With the continued support of Dr. Gholson and other generous donors, the fund has grown and will continue to benefit future generations of EIU jazz students. Ticket purchases benefit this fund and are greatly appreciated.
  - Sunday, November 5, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dvorak Concert Hall
  Tickets: $10 general admission/$5 EIU employees, students and seniors
  
  
• The Gresham Duo
  Featuring David Gresham, clarinet; Momoko Gresham, piano. Performing works by Amanda Harberg, Alvin Etler, Gabriel Fauré, and Francis Poulenc. This concert is free and open to the public.
  - Monday, November 13, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. in Doudna’s Recital Hall
  
  
• Jazz Lab Band
  Guest trumpeter Lennie Foy will join the EIU Jazz Lab Band in a special concert featuring the music by Lyle Mays, Frank Foster, and Sammy Nestico. This concert is free and open to the public.
  - Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dvorak Concert Hall
  
  
• Wind Symphony and Concert Band
  The EIU Wind Symphony and Concert Band presents “A Celebration of American Leadership,” featuring guest narrator EIU President Jay Gatrell. The performance will include works by Copland, Ives, Joplin, Butler, Mackey, and Zdechlik.
  - Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dvorak Concert Hall
  Tickets: $10 general admission/$5 EIU employees, students and seniors
  
  
• CLAS Holiday Fest
  This four-day event will feature the always-popular Holiday Art Sale with a portion of all sales supporting EIU students in the department of Art & Design. With concerts, performances, kids’ activities and more, interested attendees will want to stop by the Doudna to kick off the holiday season. Visit eiu.edu/festival for more information. These events are free and open to the public.
  - Thursday, November 30, 2023, from 4 to 8 p.m.
  - Friday, December 1, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  - Saturday, December 2, 2023, from 1 to 8 p.m.
  - Sunday, December 3, 2023, from 1 to 6 p.m.
  
  
• Jazz Ensemble
  Get jazzed! EIU’s Jazz Ensemble is an eclectic and electric group of musicians who can improvise with the best of them on their way to making layered, complex, and celestial rhythms and beats. This sampling of jazz music will be sure to move the audience and challenge the very fabric of musical conventionality.
  - Thursday, November 30, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. in the Theatre
  Tickets: $10 general admission/$5 EIU employees, students and seniors

Those interested in purchasing tickets or learning more information about these events can do so by visiting www.eiu.edu/doudna. EIU’s Doudna Fine Arts Center is located on EIU’s main campus, at 600 Lincoln Avenue in Charleston.

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